The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-28
to his Office after TINT.

to his Office after that.
George Wilson, q hack driver at
the Pantheon Stables, formerly on
Halls corner, remembered taking a
letter for lady to Mr.. Gibson's
house, Gave it to Mr.. Ilavselden
in the parlor upstairs.
Mr.. Kinney put question as to
what conversation took place with
Mr.. llayseldcn, when Mr.. Neumann
objected.
+. Turrill, who was boarding at
Mrs. Dudoit's, remembered taking q
letter from plaintiff to Mr.. Gibson
on or about goth April. Delivered
it to him.
Defendants counsel admitted the
delivery of a letter by Smith & Kin
ney personally to Mr.. Gibson.
THE LETTERS.
The following correspondence was
then read:
Honolulu, April 10, 1887.
Dear Mr.. Gibson-Since | saw you
/ have heard reports which reflect
discredit upon me regarding my re-
lationship with you. Although /
promised to be guided by you until
such time as you said you could ar
range matters with your family to
allay any expected opposition on
their part, ] see clearly now that
silence would be damaging to me.
The more | think of it, the more alb
solutely intolerable it seems that |
should be placed in this false posi-
ton, with the eyes of the whole COM
munity upon me in the manner of
which you know. The unkind re-
marks that are being made when re-
ports come that you deny our en-
gagement, renders me almost dis
tracted. / am being questioned and
quizzed all the time by all who know
me. If | keep silence, even the press
will attack us again. A reporter told
me that If it We're true that / was
going to be married to you he would
suppress certain article that he had
written regarding us. 1t was intend
ed for burlesque and | think any
thing but complimentary. Just think
of the equivocal position in which |
am placed, my name handled by all
the gossips, made the subject of
public ridicule, simply because it is
known that for several months you
have paid your addresses to me and
did not acknowledge our engagement.
Such condition Of affairs is intoler-
able. l feel that it cannot longer
continue. Your own reason and
sense of justice will tell you that it
cannot continue, that it is unjust to
me. Ever since the family returned
from Lahaina you have promised to
tell them of the fact, you have simply
deferred it from day to day, the deli
cate condition OF Mrs. Hayselden pre-
venting you. These reasons no longer
exist. / see no other sufficient rea-
son for your continued silence. /
need not now assure you that | would
not be guilty of causing you the least
worry or trouble, but really it is so
hard for me to understand, despite
your repeated explanations, how such
an acknowledgement could have an
injurious effect upon the health of
any person, as you seem to appre-
bend. Your continued delay in tell
ing your daughter of our engage
ment suggests too great sensibility
on your part. Even now | would
not think of complaining but for the
never ceasing tongues of the gossips,
whose reports have nearly driven me
frantic. This all can be avoided by
your simply acknowledging the facts
as they exist. | feel that may rea-
sonably ask, nay, insist, that | may
no longer be kept in this peculiar
and most unpleasant condition.
How easily you could reassure me if
your visits to me had not ceased.
The stories ahoat would never have
been circulated. That fact, and the
denials that it is reported you make,
is doing me a great injustice. Now
please justify my confidence in you
At the same time relieve me from
this most embarrassing position by
at once openly acknowledging our
engagement. Please consider all
these matters and let me hear from
you without delay. If you treat with
silence my faith in You will be shat
tered. | will feel indeed that have
leaned upon broken reed. Not for
one moment have ! ceased to think
of you and only you yourself can
give me the reinsurance that feel it
is my right to have. | will count
the hours till | see or hear from you.
Yours affectionately,
FLORA.